Apple Keyboard has a blacklist of phrases you can't swipe

Re:Apple Keyboard has a blacklist of phrases you can't swipe by exmadscientist on Saturday November 07, 2026 @02:22PM (#50407203)

I'm surprised by the people here who think this is some way unique to Apple. I'm 99% sure Gboard on Android does the same thing. It seems to be implemented differently and to be a bit more responsive to learning my behavior over time, but I've highly suspected it's been there for years. And I'm surprised no one has noticed this until now?

I'd have tried to work out more detailed behavior but I'm poor enough at swiping (at least with Gboard) that there's little point in trying to pin it down that well, at least for me.

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Re:Apple Keyboard has a blacklist of phrases you can't swipe by ram1500natrluvr on Saturday November 07, 2026 @03:23PM (#50407718)

Can you easily swap out the functionality for something else on iOS and iPadOS like you can on Android?

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Re:Apple Keyboard has a blacklist of phrases you can't swipe by rationalist on Saturday November 07, 2026 @07:11PM (#50409305)

I haven't owned an Apple device in over a decade, but I believe Apple finally decided loosen the shackles a little bit and started allowing it maybe two years ago?

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Re:Apple Keyboard has a blacklist of phrases you can't swipe by tefkah on Sunday November 08, 2026 @04:15AM (#50411621)

You can, but there are extremely few options, afaik the only real one being Microsoft’s SwiftKey, or GBoard. Both are way worse than their android counterparts however

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Re:Apple Keyboard has a blacklist of phrases you can't swipe by umvi on Saturday November 07, 2026 @03:57PM (#50407979)

I was able to swipe type "United Ireland" just fine on my Pixel.

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Re:Apple Keyboard has a blacklist of phrases you can't swipe by exmadscientist on Saturday November 07, 2026 @04:59PM (#50408442)

It's obviously not an identical implementation, just the same sort of thing. It seems to be more of a we-won't-suggest-these-but-we'll-learn-them-from-you style.

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Re:Apple Keyboard has a blacklist of phrases you can't swipe by illiac786 on Sunday November 08, 2026 @12:59AM (#50410800)

Works on my iPhone too.

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Re:Apple Keyboard has a blacklist of phrases you can't swipe by globular-toast on Saturday November 07, 2026 @05:45PM (#50408746)

I use FUTO keyboard and it won't predict naughty words either.

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